Srikanth Singamaneni received his Ph.D. in polymer materials science and engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009, and he is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St Louis. His current research interests include plasmonics in nanomedicine (biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics), plasmonic photovoltaics and organic-inorganic hybrids for adaptive materials. His research has been supported by the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Army Research Office and Air Force Research Labs.